afterlife
2011
Chromogenic colour prints, printed 2016
126 x 93 cm each
Collections: Murray Art Museum Albury, Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, Tweed Regional Gallery, University of New South Wales, Monash Gallery of Art, Cruthers Collection of Women’s Art at University of Western Australia
Nothing could have prepared me for the death of my mother. The moment she took her last breath it felt like time stood still. I have encased my mother’s ashes in a hand blown hourglass which refuses to run. Afterlife exposes the physical remains of being. Symbolising the hour of our passing. Her spiritual journey continues.
In loving memory of my mother, Mara Cavaliere
1 May 1952 – 8 December 2008